Recently, I was watching the movie The Butler, a 2013 film inspired by Cecil Gaines, played by Forest Whitaker, a sharecropper’s son and a slave who goes on to become the longest-standing butler at the White House. While waiting at … Read More
As the COVID-19 pandemic gave way to massive economic fallout in early 2020, company downsizing soon became an inevitable reality. The harsh truth is, layoffs hurt. They hurt the person delivering the tough news, and it certainly hurts being on … Read More
The other day, I was catching up with one of my clients over the phone. She was sharing how something compelled her to call up one of her employees out of the blue to simply check in on them, and … Read More
Recently, CNBC published an article detailing the meteoric rise and tragic death of Tony Hsieh, who founded the successful shoe ecommerce platform Zappos. In 2009, Amazon acquired his company for $1.2 billion, marking the largest acquisition in Amazon’s history at … Read More
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a virtual diversity, equity, and inclusion course. It was fantastic to be in community with other thought leaders and colleagues within the DEI space, and take our collective learning to the next … Read More
Recently, a close friend of mine was recounting a personal story to me. She’s shared it before countless times, but only because the sting of discrimination she felt rings true to this day. My friend, who is Latina, was working … Read More